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Summary

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redoubt:
- rempart; retranchement; enceinte; fortification
Wiktionary:
- redoubt → redoute
- redoubt → redoute

English

Detailed Translations for redoubt from English to French

redoubt:

redoubt [the ~] nom

the redoubt (entrenchment; rail; earthwork)
le rempart; le retranchement; l'enceinte; la fortification
- rempart [le ~] nom
- retranchement [le ~] nom
- enceinte [la ~] nom
- fortification [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for redoubt:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
enceinte	earthwork; entrenchment; rail; redoubt	bulwark; circular wall; fortification canal; fortress; moat; rampart; speaker; stronghold; wall
fortification	earthwork; entrenchment; rail; redoubt	affirmation; amplification; bastion; confirmation; consolidation; enrichment; fortification; intensification; reinforcement; strengthening
rempart	earthwork; entrenchment; rail; redoubt	bastion; city wall; fortification; fortress; rampart; shore; solid ground; stronghold; town rampart; town-wall; wooded bank
retranchement	earthwork; entrenchment; rail; redoubt
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
enceinte		expecting; pregnant

Related Words for "redoubt":

redoubtable, redoubts

Synonyms for "redoubt":

sconce; stronghold; fastness

Related Definitions for "redoubt":

an entrenched stronghold or refuge¹
(military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses¹

Wiktionary Translations for redoubt:

redoubt

verb

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- redoubt → redoute

redoubt

noun

militaire|fr pièce de fortification détacher ; petit fort fermer, construire en terre ou en maçonnerie, et propre à recevoir de l’artillerie.
- redoute → redoubt

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University